Background
Barnard, Daniel Dewey was born on July 16, 1797 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Timothy and Phebe (Dewey) Barnard.
Barnard, Daniel Dewey was born on July 16, 1797 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Timothy and Phebe (Dewey) Barnard.
Graduate Williams College, 1818.
Admitted to New York bar, 1821. Elected prosecuting attorney Monroe County (New York), 1825, district attorney, 1826. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from New York, 20th Congress, 1827-1829, 26th-28th congresses 1839-1845, chairman judiciary committee, 1844-1845.
Member of New York State Assembly, 1838.
United States minister to Prussia, 1850-1853.
Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from New York, 20th Congress, 1827-1829, 26th-28th congresses 1839-1845, chairman judiciary committee, 1844-1845. Member of New York State Assembly, 1838.
Married Sara Livingstone, 1825. Married second, Catherine Walsh, 1832.